Field Gulls
A rundown of notable NFL Draft prospects who will be participating in this year’s Shrine Bowl in Texas.
The Shrine Bowl will take place on January 30, with practice beginning on Jan. 25. It is the second most important collegiate All Star Game after the Senior Bowl. Eric Galko has done a great job in recent years, improving the event and getting more top prospects. He has already gotten Isiah Pacheco and Brock Purdy, who were late-round draft picks that turned out very well, as well as Zay Flowers, a first-round receiver.
During the week leading up to the event, the players meet with the 32 teams and we have the drills. There are 1v1 sessions of OL vs. DL, WR vs. CB, TE vs. S/LB, as well as 7-on-7 drives. These drills highlight some prospects and can make their stocks rise quickly.
Let’s go!
He is without a doubt the most well-known prospect at the event. He could be the first QB to be drafted and even the first overall pick in the Draft. He has a style of play that is very similar to Geno Smith. I believe he won’t play in the game; he’ll just train to keep his stock up.
He’s a good prospect, he can throw under pressure. Colorado’s OL was extremely problematic and Sanders managed to produce good moments climbing the pocket. In a stronger class, Sanders would inevitably not be one of the top QBs, but due to the lack of talent, some teams should pull the trigger within the top-5.
As I said above, the QB class is not good. Therefore, prospects for the position should come out much earlier than expected. Therefore, Seattle shouldn’t move until Day 3. And in this range, an excellent name would be Max Brosmer, QB from Minnesota.
Brosmer caught my attention in the last Draft when I watched the tapes of Dylan Laube from New Hampshire. This year he transferred to Minnesota and managed to produce even against a stronger competition. Excellent anticipation ability and dominates intermediate passes.
I expected Cook to jump in production, but Missouri’s offense hasn’t lived up to expectations. Cook has thrown 50 touchdown passes in 47 career games with the Tigers, starting each of the last three seasons.
Luther Burden’s (a likely WR1 candidate) strong production has come from his connection with Cook. There will be some questions about his arm strength. However, Cook has some great intangibles, as he is seen as a great leader and a guy with extreme grit in the pursuit of wins.
McCord could be another good Day 3 pick. The QB put up some solid numbers after transferring from Ohio State, leading the FBS in completions (391), pass attempts (592) and passing yards (4,779), McCord finished 10th in Heisman Trophy voting and had 13 TDs and no interceptions in his last five games.
